Krippendorf's Tribe

Krippendorf's Tribe
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Todd Holland
Screenplay by	Charlie Peters
Based on	Krippendorf's Tribe by Frank Parkin
Produced by	Larry Brezner Ross Canter Whitney Green
Starring	Richard Dreyfuss Jenna Elfman Natasha Lyonne Gregory Smith Stephen Root Elaine Stritch Lily Tomlin
Cinematography	Dean Cundey
Edited by	Jon Poll
Music by	Bruce Broughton
Production company	Touchstone Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	February 27, 1998 (1998-02-27)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$7,571,115

Krippendorf's Tribe is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Todd Holland and based on Frank Parkin's 1985 novel of the same name. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Natasha Lyonne, and Lily Tomlin. Its plot follows Professor James Krippendorf (Dreyfuss), an anthropologist who, with the help of his three children, creates a fictitious lost New Guinea tribe to cover up his misuse of grant money.

Krippendorf's Tribe was produced by Touchstone Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures, the former a label of and the latter a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The film received generally negative reviews, with criticism for its racial stereotypes.^[1]